Question

    When you wave to a friend, you are using sign language. When you smile at someone, you mean to be _____. When you put one finger in front of your _____,  you mean “Be quiet.”

Yet, people in different countries may use different sign language.

Once an Englishman was in Italy. He _____ speak little Italian. One day while he was walking in the street, he felt _____ and went into a restaurant. When the waiter came, the Englishman _____ his mouth, put his fingers into it, then took them out and moved his lips(嘴唇). In this way, he _____ to say, “Bring me something to eat.” But the waiter brought him a lot of things to _____. First tea, then coffee, then milk, but no food. The Englishman was _____ that he was not able to tell the waiter he was hungry. He was _____ to leave the restaurant when another man came in and put his hands on his stomach(肚子). And this sign was ______ enough for the waiter. In a few minutes, the waiter brought him a large plate of bread and meat. At last the Englishman had his meal in the same way.

1.A.rude B.friendly C.fine D.well

2.A.eye B.hand C.mouth D.arm

3.A.can B.be able to C.able to D.could

4.A.hungry B.tired C.sad D.worried

5.A.washed B.opened C.closed D.touched

6.A.dared B.meant C.had D.decided

7.A.eat B.drink C.carry D.play

8.A.happy B.glad C.sorry D.afraid

9.A.quick B.slow C.ready D.quiet

10.A.good B.clear C.true D.wrong

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.B

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.B

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要介绍有关手语的问题，手语的应用非常广泛，但不同的国家手语所表达的含义是不同的，文中就用一个英国人在意大利遇到的情况说明了这个问题。

1.句意：当你对某人微笑时，你是想表示友好。

rude 无礼的；friendly友好的；fine好的；well好。根据上文When you smile at someone, 当你对某人微笑时，可知应该是想表示友好，故答案选B。

2.句意：当你把一个手指放在嘴边时，你的意思是“安静”。

eye眼睛；hand手；mouth嘴；arm胳膊。根据下文you mean “Be quiet.” 你的意思是“安静”， 可知应该是把手放在嘴边，故答案选C。

3.句意：他几乎不会说意大利语。

根据上文Once an Englishman was in Italy. 从前有个英国人在意大利，结合下文用手语，可知他几乎不会说意大利语，句子时态是一般过去时，结合选项可知，只有D选项could是一般过去时，A、B选项是一般现在时，C选项形式错误，故答案选D。

4.句意：有一天，当他走在街上时，他觉得饿了。

hungry饿的；tired累的；sad伤心的；worried担心的。根据下文went into a restaurant. 进入了一个饭店，可知是饿了，故答案选A。

5.句意：英国人张开嘴，把手指放进嘴里。

washed洗；opened打开；closed关闭；touched触摸。根据下文put his fingers into it, then took them out and moved his lips(嘴唇). 把他的手指放进去，把它们拿出来，然后嘴唇动了动，可知应该是张开嘴，故答案选B。

6.句意：他的意思是说:“给我拿点吃的来。”

dared敢；meant意味；had有；decided决定。联系上文英国人的一系列动作，结合下文“Bring me something to eat.” “给我拿点吃的来。”可知前面那些手势的意思是给我些吃的，故答案选B。

7.句意：但是服务员给他拿来了很多喝的东西。

eat吃；drink喝；carry携带；play玩。根据下文First tea, then coffee, then milk, but no food. 先是茶，然后是咖啡，然后是牛奶，但没有食物。可知服务员给他拿来的是是喝的，故答案选B。

8.句意：英国人很遗憾，他没能告诉服务员他饿了。

happy开心的；glad高兴的；sorry抱歉的、遗憾的；afraid害怕的。根据下文he was not able to tell the waiter he was hungry. 他没能告诉服务员他饿了，可知应该是遗憾的，故答案选C。

9.句意：他正准备离开餐馆时，另一个人走了进来，把手放在他的肚子上。

quick快；slow慢；ready准备；quiet安静。根据下文to leave the restaurant when another man came in and put his hands on his stomach(肚子). 当另一个男人进来并把手放在肚子上时，可知他应该是准备离开餐馆，be ready to do sth准备好做某事，固定搭配，故答案选C。

10.句意：这个标志对服务员来说已经足够清楚了。

good好；clear清楚；true真的；wrong错误的。根据下文In a few minutes, the waiter brought him a large plate of bread and meat. 几分钟后，服务员给他端来一大盘面包和肉。可知进来的另一个人的手势对服务员来说相当清楚的表明了想要什么，故答案选B。